APT / THREAT GROUP
UNC6748
🇷🇺Russia-attributed
1
aliases
Last seen:May 15, 2026
Intelligence Profile
UNC6748 targets users in Saudi Arabia through a fake Snapchat website, employing a backdoor known as GHOSTKNIFE for data exfiltration. Their exploitation process initially featured basic obfuscation, which evolved to include anti-debugging measures. The actor primarily leveraged CVE-2025-31277 and CVE-2026-20700 for RCE exploits, but exhibited inconsistencies in exploit support for different iOS versions. Additionally, UNC6748's delivery mechanisms incorporated session storage checks to manage infection attempts.
Threat Analysis
UNC6748 is a known-sophistication threat actor attributed to Russia, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of unknown activity patterns.
External References
Quick Facts
TypeAPT / Threat Group
Origin🇷🇺 Russia
Aliases1
SourceMalpedia
Also Known As
UNC6748
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.